Patthar

main ek masum shahri tha

sharafat se sabhi ke sath rahta tha

mohazzab taur se jita tha

sab ke kaam aata tha

kabhi main ne kisi ka dil nahin toDa

kisi ka sar nahin phoDa

kisi tarkash se koi tir kya tinka nahin chhoDa

kisi ki piTh mein KHanjar nahin bhonka

kisi ke jism par barud ka gola nahin phenka

kisi ko aag mein main ne nahin jhonka

kisi ka haq nahin mara

kisi ka zar nahin luTa

koi KHirman nahin phunka

kisi building kisi gaDi kisi mahfil mein koi bam nahin rakkha

mere hathon kisi ka ghar nahin ujDa

kisi ka dar nahin ukhDa

koi kumba nahin bikhra

koi matha nahin sikuDa

kisi ki rah mein roDa nahin aTka

kisi ke kaam mein main ne kabhi raKHna nahin Dala

kisi ke waste dil mein kabhi kina nahin pala

koi farman hakim ka kabhi main ne nahin Tala

koi ghera nahin langha

koi aangan nahin phanda

magar phir bhi qayamat mujh pe TuTi hai

ajab ghaarat-gari ka qahr barsa hai

ajab saffak KHanjar dil mein utra hai

ki meri ruh ab tak tilmilati hai

ki mera zehn ab bhi jhunjhunata hai

ki meri sans ab bhi laDkhaDati hai

samajh mein kuchh nahin aata

ki main ne kya bigaDa hai

mere kis jurm ki mujh ko mili hai

ye saza aaKHir

ye gutthi kis tarah kholun

sabab kis se yahan puchhun

kidhar jaun

kise rokun

sabhi chehre yahan patthar

sabhi aankhen yahan patthar

basarat mein bhara patthar

samaat mein basa patthar

zabanon mein gaDa patthar

adalat mein khaDa patthar

har ek qanun mein patthar

har ek aain mein patthar

har ek insaf mein patthar

har ek aawaz mein patthar

har ek ehsas mein patthar

ye patthar yug ke patthar se bhi bhaari hai

nagine ki tarah tarsha hua hai

aur hire ki ani ki tarah us ki tez noken hain

bahut shaffaf hai ye aur is mein ek tamaddun hai

main is patthar se sar phoDun

ki apni zindagi chhoDun

ki apna rasta moDun

ki ban jaun main KHud patthar

samajh mein kuchh nahin aata